Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Old World Message Boards

I cut cork board to fit each frame, and covered the board with drop cloth material. I applied the fleur de lis, and lettering with my vintage rubber stamps. I wanted the images to be a tad faded, so I just applied light pressure with the stamps. I painted the wooden tags to match.

You have worked your magic again! I have been wanting to do something like this with some very old frames I have for a while now. Maybe this is the inspiration I need to get started! Thanks for sharing.

Hi Rosemary,I love your message boards. The drop cloth fabric looks awesome. I just bought one (washed it three times) now I want to make a slip cover for my ottoman. Hope to have it done soon.Hugs,Jann

Hi, I am a recent follower and I love your old world technique. I was wondering what kind of paint you used for the base coat? I tried the technique on some ceramic pieces and used Annie Sloans chalk paint cause it sticks to most anything. Problem was that the gesso seemed to take off the base coat in spots.... Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you

Those are absolutely gorgeous, Rosemary.I would 'never' allow someone to actually mess it up with a message! Too perfect as is. Thanks for sharing with us at WIW, we love partying with you!See you next week.Hugs,Patti

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